Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tension headaches to obtain an addendum medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for an effective date prior to June 26, 2023, for a 50 percent rating for headaches and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service connected disability (TDIU) to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for an eating disorder and remanded the claims for headaches, hair loss, sore gums, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fatigue, left shoulder disability, right elbow disability, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, foot disability, and low back disability for further development.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, as the evidence did not show completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and left hip strain, but denied increased ratings for right hip strain, cervical strain, and chronic headaches.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's reported symptoms are related to his active service.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD and awarded effective dates of February 17, 2022, for the awards of service connection for migraines and tinnitus. The Board denied an earlier effective date for emphysema and other issues were remanded.

The appeal of the proposed disability rating reductions for left shoulder scapulohumeral joint impairment, PTSD and TBI, and migraine headaches was dismissed because the RO's proposed actions were not final decisions.

The Board denied service connection for fatigue, headaches, and throat burning. The appeal contesting the November 2023 and February 2024 rating decisions was dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and erectile dysfunction, finding that the Veteran's conditions were related to his active service.

The Board granted an effective date of November 1, 2022 for the award of a 30 percent evaluation for migraine and migraine variants but denied earlier effective dates for the TBI and lumbosacral strain claims.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for insomnia disorder, and remanded claims for service connection for headaches and vertigo.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no evidence of a current disability related to active service or any incident of service.

The Board granted initial disability ratings of 10 percent for right ankle strain, 20 percent for right ankle instability, and 50 percent for headaches.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection due to a pre-decisional error in failing to provide the Veteran with a VA mental disorders examination and not obtaining complete VA treatment records.

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's election of a higher-level review, which precludes concurrent Board review.

The Board granted service connection for ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus type II, both presumed to be related to exposure to herbicides during ACDUTRA at Fort McClellan. The claims for benign prostatic hyperplasia, headaches, and skin cancer were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for asthma, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus but denied service connection for chronic headaches. The Board also granted an initial disability rating of 40 percent for back disability.